When will you get your April 2026 SSI check in MS? See payment schedule

People who get Supplemental Security Income checks will get paid on Wednesday, April 1.

The payments sometimes go out early. It happens when the first falls on a weekend or a holiday. Checks get sent on the last weekday before the normal send date.

Social Security recipients also will get their regular checks as scheduled in April. Benefits are typically disbursed to almost 74 million people on Wednesdays later in the month. Your payment date depends on the day of the month you were born.

Here’s what you should know about the April payment schedule, when the next time SSI checks will go out early and where to find a Social Security Office near you in Mississippi.

March 2026 Social Security payment schedule

The Social Security Administration’s 2026 payment schedules are online to help beneficiaries plan their budgets.

Regular Social Security retirement benefits will be issued according to the SSA’s standard payment schedule in March:

• March 11: Birthdates between the first and 10th of the month
• March 18: Birthdates between the 11th and the 20th of the month
• March 25: Birthdates between the 21st and the 31st of the month

When will SSI checks be sent early in 2026?

The next time checks will be sent early is Friday, July 31. August 1 is a Saturday this year.

SSI checks also will be sent out early for November because the first is over a weekend.

And the first check of the new year always gets sent on New Year’s Eve because of the holiday conflict.

SSI payment schedule for 2026

Supplemental Security Income checks will be sent out on the following dates in 2026, according to the SSA calendar.

It’s usually sent on the first of the month, but they are disbursed early if the first falls on a weekend or holiday.

• Wednesday, April 1 (check for April)
• Friday, May 1 (check for May)
• Monday, June 1 (check for June)
• Wednesday, July 1 (check for July)
• Friday, July 31 (check for August)
• Tuesday, Sept. 1 (check for September)
• Thursday, Oct. 1 (check for October)
• Friday, Oct. 30 (check for November)
• Tuesday, Dec. 1 (check for December)
• Thursday, Dec. 31 (check for January 2027)

➤ Most Americans think Social Security won’t be there for them. Are they right?

Why will some people get paid 3 times in certain months?

People who get both SSI and regular Social Security will be paid three times in October and December.

The regular SSI payment will come on the first. The Social Security check will be paid on its usual date. Then the SSI funds for the following month will be sent near the end of the month because the next SSI disbursement date falls on a weekend or holiday.

See the full 2026 Social Security Payment schedule

Social Security offices in Mississippi

There are almost two dozen Social Security offices in Mississippi. To find the one nearest you, visit ssa.gov/locator.

• Brookhaven
• Clarksdale
• Cleveland
• Columbus
• Corinth
• Forest
• Greenville
• Greenwood
• Grenada
• Gulfport
• Hattiesburg
• Hernando
• Jackson
• Kosciusko
• Laurel
• McComb
• Meridian
• Moss Point
• Natchez
• Philadelphia
• Starkville
• Tupelo
• Vicksburg

Contributing: Mike Snider and Laura Daniella Sepulveda

Bonnie Bolden covers money issues that matter to people in Mississippi for USA TODAY Network. Email her at bbolden@gannett.com.